英语不能用被动语态的若干情况

英语不能用被动语态的若干情况

■不及物动词没有被动语态，如rise, happen, succeed, remain, lie, disappear, last等。如：

After the fire, nothing remained. 那场大火之后，什么也没留下来了。

误：After the fire, nothing was remained.

■不及物动词短语没有被动语态，如：take place, break out, belong to等。如：

Great changes have taken place here since 1990. 自1990年以来这里发生了巨大的变化.

误：Great changes have been taken place here since 1990.

■有的及物动词也没有被动语态，如cost, leave, enter, reach, suit, have, wish, hold, own, lack, fit, resemble, jump, mind等。如：

She entered the room just now. 他刚才进过房间。

误：The room was entered by her just now.

       Tom jumped the queue. 汤姆插队。

误：The queue was jumped by Tom.

■有些及物的短语动词也没有被动语态，如agree with, arrive at/in, shake hands with, succeed in, suffer from, happen to, walk into, belong to等。如：

I don’t agree with him. 我不同意他的看法。

误：He isn’t agreed with by me. (www.hxen.net)

■宾语是反身代词、相互代词、同源宾语、不定式、v-ing形式及抽象名词等，都不能变为被动句子的主语，如：

I taught myself French. 我自学法语。

误：Myself was taught French.

They love each other. 他们相爱。

误：Each other is loved.

We live a happy life. 我们过着幸福的生活。

误：A happy is lived by us.

She likes to swim. 她喜欢游泳。

误：To swim is liked by her.